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Chimu
[ chee-moo ]
noun
, plural Chi·mus, (especially collectively) Chi·mu.
- a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.
- the language of this people.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Chimu, their language, or their culture.
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According to some ancient authors Paramanca was built by King Chimu as a frontier fortress against the neighboring nations.
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You may know that the Chimu tribes in the north were the wealthiest at the time of the coming of the Spaniards.
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Many agricultural implements are found, not only at Chimu, but all along the coast.
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Mr. Squier gives an engraving of a design upon a Chimu vase, in which the powers of earth and sea are arrayed in combat.
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This city was the capital of the Great Chimu, ruler of a mighty empire that antedated the Incas.
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